Sutra 8

Devanagari script

शुद्धं परिवासयतः पूर्वः साहसदण्डः ॥ कZ_०४.८.०८ ॥

Transliteration

śuddhaṃ parivāsayataḥ pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ

Translation

ನಿರ್ದೋಷನೆಂದು ತೀರ್ಮಾನವಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಬಂಧನ/ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟರೆ, ಅವರಿಗೆ ಮೊದಲ (ಕನಿಷ್ಠ) ಸಾಹಸ ದಂಡ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• शुद्धम्: (one who is) innocent / proven pure (of the charge)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुध्/शुच् (शुद्ध = pp. adj.)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्मणि/विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण)

• परिवासयतः: of the one who keeps (someone) in custody / causes (him) to be detained
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√वास् (causative) → परिवासयति
• Form: लट्; परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन? (न) / एकवचन? (न); षष्ठी/सप्तमी? (न) — रूपतः: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त-सम्भवः; वस्तुतः: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (परिवासयत्) + षष्ठी एकवचन = परिवासयतः; कर्तरि ‘of/for the one who causes to stay/keeps in custody’

• पूर्वः: the first (i.e., lowest grade)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; विशेषण (साहसदण्डस्य)

• साहसदण्डः: the fine/penalty for (an act of) violence/forcible wrongdoing (sāhasa-penalty)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहस + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा; समासः—साहसस्य दण्डः

Entities Mentioned

• exonerated person
• detaining party (official or private actor)

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FAQs

What does this rule imply about state discipline?

Exoneration must have practical effect; continued restraint becomes a punishable abuse, enforcing administrative compliance with findings.